Chungking, Mar. 13.
Fighting west' of Tehang in Eastern Anhwei and also in Northern Kiangst during the past week are represent-major engagements between the Chinese and Japanese forces, declared the Chinese Military Spokesman at this afternoon's press conference, The main objective of the Japanese operations, he added, was to disperse large Chinese concentrations in order to forestall Chinese offensive opera~ tions, but "the Japanese failed in them. objective," the spokesman added, Referring to the Ichang battle, the spokesman stated that. 20,000 Japan-80, troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River, opposite Tehange had launched a drive. westward. Som chang, after which tha Chinese forces counter-attacked on March 11, when the Japanese troops withdrew lurider cover of a smoke seroon, leav-Ing behind large quantities of military supplies.
Tn, Northern Kiangsi the Chinese forees attacked at Wuning, where the Japanese abandoned. the city" and withdrew eastward towards Johst by way of ping.
Japanese forces in Bastern Anhwei, totaling nearly" 10000, launched drive on March 2 in several columns fwalast Chinese troops concentrated Kobe. The oily was abandoned the following day" by the Chinese forees, who withdrew into the Tung Huang mountains south-west of the city, "As the Japanese forces continued to advance westward to attack in the vicinity of Huang Chi, the Chinese sent a column southward to attack their base at Chaohsien, at the same time reeapluring Kobe on March 4.
Heavy Wghting is going on at Linchwang in. south-eastern Shans, where Japanese forces from Fukwan and euoping. are attempting to push ihrough"Linchwang. southward. towards the north bank of the Mung and establish junction with the Japanese forees operating in North Honan. Chinese forees withdrew to positions to the east of Linchwang and fighting 4s stil in progress there.
"A. smell Japanese. unit is said to be sill holding on to Kwanghat on the shore of. Kwangehowwan southern Kwangtung, which town the 'Chinese expect soon' to Te-caplure—Reuter.
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